<< Our Photo Pages >> Grand Menhir de Counozouls - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Languedoc:Aude (11)
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Grand Menhir de CounozoulsCountry: France
NOTE: This site is 0.398 km away from the location you searched for.
Département: Languedoc:Aude (11) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Prades Nearest Village: Counozouls
Latitude: 42.729600N Longitude: 2.223900E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Oohlen visited on 1st Jan 2020 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Fabulous site in the forest of the Pyrenees.the menhir overlooks the valley and across to the perched village..very impressive by its height and its location..the drive there is magnificent and well worth the effort to visit.
TheCaptain visited on 12th Sep 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 After a seemingly very long drive south from Quillan, along roads hacked into cliff faces, passing through numerous massive gorges which at times I never thought the campervan would fit through, I arrived at the village of Ste Colombe-sur-Guette. A few more miles south along the road in the valley, then climbing steeply up the side of the gorge, all the time bearing in mind theres a 3 metre height limit signposted, but which thankfully turns out to be only at one side of the road. Turn left and cross the bridge towards Cournozouls, and go a further 1.7 kilometres, until you come to a double right hand bend.
There is room to park here on the outside of the curve, and just here can be found this massive menhir, standing below the road on the steep hillside, with a little path leading down to it, and thankfully the trees around it now cleared. The stone now stands proudly in the open, with a lovely view of the village across the valley. The stone stands over 8 metres in height, making it the biggest in southern France, and one of the tallest in the entire country. It is a large granite lump, and initially looks a bit like it might be a natural lump fallen down the mountain. However it certainly looks to have been shaped, and wedged into its upright position, and I am assured it is a proper menhir.
johnstone visited on 24th Jul 2001 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.33 Ambience: 4.33 Access: 4
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